San Antonio Spurs vs New York Knicks Prediction, 12/16/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: Prime Video

Odds/Point Spread: San Antonio (+2.5)

The San Antonio Spurs (18-7) are en route to T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the New York Knicks (18-7) in the NBA Cup Final. New York is 2.5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 228.

The Spurs faced off with the Thunder and earned the victory with a final of 111-109 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Spurs finished with 23 while the Thunder accumulated 25 fouls. They also knocked down 9 out of their 37 tries from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City finished the game shooting 88.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of their 27 attempts. In addition, Oklahoma City collected 51 rebounds (14 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Oklahoma City doled out 20 dimes and had 13 steals in this contest. When discussing defending, San Antonio let their opponent shoot 41.3% from the field on 38 out of 92 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 52 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Spurs made 24 of 32 tries for a rate of 75.0%. San Antonio finished with a 41.1% field goal percentage (37 of 90) and knocked down 13 of their 42 shots from distance.

Devin Vassell is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. He was able to score 23 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and pulled down 5 boards. Vassell ended up going 46.2% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes.

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San Antonio enters this one with a mark of 18-7 so far this season. They currently have an average of 119.7 pts per game (7th in basketball) while shooting 48.3% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 36.6% on three-point shots (339 of 925) and 79.5% from the free throw line. As a team, San Antonio is pulling down 45.1 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 643 dimes for the year, which ranks 22nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per game and as a group they commit 20.7 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Spurs are able to force 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.2 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.6% from beyond the arc and they rank 11th in basketball in points per game allowed (115.2). The Spurs are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (1,046 of 2,227) and they surrender 41.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 15th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 674 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Knicks walked away with a victory by a final of 132-120 when they played the Magic. With respect to rebounds, New York allowed Orlando to grab 41 in total (12 on the offensive side). They finished 31.0% from three-point range via 13 of 42 and ended up going 17 out of 25 at the free throw line (68.0%). The Knicks permitted the Magic to convert 45 of 97 attempts from the field which had them at 46.4% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Knicks ended up shooting 51 out of 84 from the field which had them at 60.7%. In the matter of three-point attempts, New York buried 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to convert 23 of those for a rate of 74.2%. The Magic committed 24 fouls in this game which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 31 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. The Knicks were able to collect 33 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 41 in the matchup.

Jalen Brunson ended up being a factor for the Knicks in the game. Brunson scored 40 points in his 39 minutes on the court and accounted for 8 assists in the game. He made 16 out of 27 in the game for a field goal percentage of 59.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

New York has a record of 18-7 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Knicks are shooting 48.1% from the field, which ranks them 11th in the league. New York has earned 3,025 pts for the season (121.0 per game) and they collect 45.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.0 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per contest. The Knicks are responsible for committing 20.8 fouls every game and they shoot 79.5% from the free throw line.

The New York defense gives up 36.2% on 3-pointers (362 of 1,000) and their opponents are connecting on 77.1% of their free throw shots. They have given up 25.2 assists and 40.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 9th and 5th in the league. The Knicks defensively are ranked 4th in basketball in points allowed per game with 112.2. They are forcing 14.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (6th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio (+2.5)

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